Top 20 Azure Striker Gunvolt Bosses

[@ZaffreRevolution]

thank you so much for tuning in today! feel free to comment YOUR favorite bosses, perhaps a top 10/20 if you feel so inclined, and let me know what you thought of the video! my patreon's got a TON more videos for you to watch, so check that out when you get the chance, and i look forward to seeing you all in the next video! www.patreon.com/zaffrerevo

[@arthursnyder6935]

What you didn't mention about Number 4 is that her first form even becomes an unlockable costume for Kohaku if you have Copen be a big enough asshole to hurt her before saving her

[@wrydiculouslionel]

Spoiler One more thing awesome about True Zonda's fight. If you play it on the 3DS version as GV, she will pull out an exclusive special attack called "Paradise Lost" where she keeps singing and sapping out your energy and eventually your HP non-stop. So your only way to cancel out that attack is for the player to SING REINCARNATION INTO THE MIC! That's right, you cancel a special attack with the power of karaoke. This part absolutely threw me off the first time I played it.

[@gegor41311]

played it on pc... the attack is still there regardless

[@maxinea.sakaki4151]

​@@gegor41311 Is not in switch I think

[@sonicya]

Ever since I beat gunvolt 2 for the first time and beat that true final boss as both characters I knew it was one of my favorite games ever. And now it is my favorite. The poety between the azure dragon and white tiger is beautiful and seeing copens emotions was really just perfect. His lines such as: "youll be dead before God can hear your prayer!" And "You may be right, but I dont care anymore!". Just...wow. AND THEN PHASE 2?! INDIGO DESTINY DUET?! MYTYL?! JUST...WOW. And of course....what happens after the boss still hits hard to this day after beating all the games so many times.

[@henrynaa9088]

32:38 THIS was my exact reaction when I found out. Before that, I was doing some cheesy stuff with arc chain and the white drone up to evade everything

[@Zetra7]

Something about fighting against an Azure Striker always feels frantic amd desperate but Berserk GV ftom Gunvolt 3 is so good. The attacks are hard but fair and the music and context is very emotional. My favorite by far

[@AstralAshe]

We have Red Guy but what about Red Girl (Gibril is my favourite main stage boss, she's so cool)

[@comicfoil9494]

I love hearing you talk about these games. Gunvolt was always I series I thought was cool, but I could never get too into them because I’m just not the kind of guy to play for no-hit runs or score attacks. So it’s really great hearing your love for this series and get into the nitty gritty aspects I would never understand in my own. It’s like I’m loving these games vicariously through your videos XD

[@ZaffreRevolution]

you know if i can be that bridge i'm fine with the series not being your thing :P glad you enjoyed this video man i'm proud of it

[@arthursnyder6935]

​@@ZaffreRevolution if Capcom gives IntiCreates permission, maybe they could add the Four Guardians from the MegaMan Zero series in Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 with their Armed Phenomena forms' EX Skills from Zero 2 as their desperation moves (minus Phantom)

[@FlareFoot57]

Beating Primal Dragon Gunvolt on Merciless was one of my greatest Gamer Chad moments ever. That and beating the Demi Fiend in SMT 5.

[@CrowScareify]

Coming back after I beat IX 2 and Gunvolt 3. You got me into this series and it’s like my favorite now. Like left!

[@ZaffreRevolution]

enjoy the games, and the video whenever you finish them! appreciate you helping with engagement boss

[@GentlemanGamer94]

I've been putting this video on the backburner until the day I'd finally played through all the Gunvolt games for myself, and I'm happy to say, both the games and this fantastic ranking video was worth the wait! ^_^ Some scattered thoughts: --- - After thoroughly enjoying IX2, I was glad to see so much appreciation for it in this ranking! The more deliberate, melee focused combat wasn't what I was expecting from a Copen sequel... but it was surprisingly fun! It reminded me a lot of the Zero games, actually, especially with the boss design. - Still on the note of IX2, I really enjoyed getting all the achievements for it... but I only got through hard mode with assist mode, and haven't as of yet bought/tackled the DLC bosses. I only beat IX2 for the first time last week, but seeing your praising both the DLC and the hard mode bosses makes me wanna go back to the game and challenge myself to try hard mode again without healing! - GV3 is probably my favorite in the series from a presentation standpoint, and I enjoy Kirin + GV's/Zed's gameplay a lot.... but as of now, I think GV2 is still my favorite! I love the short but sweet length of both GV and Copen's campaigns. The stage design is marvelous. I love being able to switch between the playable characters from the start. And the bosses, as you highlight here, are great! It's the game that begun my Gunvolt hyperfixation these last few months, and it has a special place in my heart because of that. :) --- Thanks so much Zaffre both for making this fantastic deep dive into this fantastic series and for getting me into this series in the first place! I'm looking forward to many future replays of the GV games, and whatever new entries Inti has in store for us going forward!

[@MagsIsGaming]

after just finishing the series myself, this video was so enjoyable (also unfathomably based for that zonda placement) your energy is really fun and I massively respect the amount of editing work you put in a video of this length! I’m really looking forward to whatever videos you put out next!

[@tffan1029]

Holy crap, this list was monstrously awesome. Seeing a countdown of top favorite Gunvolt bosses was what I wanted to see on KZbin, from anyone in general, ever since I finshed the series last year, so this was a blessing from the heavens for me to see. Since you asked for any favorite bosses from your viewers, I'll throw in my favorites. Here's a twist to a typical list though, I'm gonna list my favorites of the main bosses (that you can pick from the stage select screen a la Mega Man), with 1 being my favorite, and all other numbers going down. I'll list any other boss I like in an "Others" section to give them a fair chance as well. And this will be per game in chronological order of game release. So, this will be big. That being said, here we go. Gunvolt 1: 1) Elise 2) Merak 3) Jota HM1- Viper HM2- Stratos Gunvolt 2: 1) Tenjian 2) Ghauri 3) Asroc 4) Gibril HM1- Teseo Luminous Avenger iX1: 1) Crimm 2) Stella 3) Isola 4) Rebellio HM1- Dystnine Luminous Avenger iX2: 1) Hail 2) Ace 3) Dacite 4) Autochrome Gunvolt 3: 1) Prado 2) Shiron 3) Serpentine 4) Black Badge "BB" 5) Sistina HM1- Apollo HM2- Cayman Others: GV1- Nova (Phase 1), Copen GV2- Zonda LAiX1- Blade, Giant Lola, Butterfly Effect LAiX2- Ypsilon, Mother Computer, Veschrome (Vespa & Autochrome double battle) GV3- Zed, all the double battles (Jota & Viper, Zonda & Tenjian, and Merak & Teseo), Nova (alternate universe)

[@openinginawe5518]

ZAFFRE GV CONTENT? LET'S GOOOOOO But seriously, I love your content, and it's just fun. Thanks for more gv love Hi vi- *shot* read guy I really love the passion you have for this series and it's such a joy I need to try dusk diver and more indies

[@CrimsonMoonM]

I appreciate hearing other people recognize how excellent iX2's boss fights were in spite of all of its various failings in other aspects. Going through Hard Mode really made me recognize how tightly designed each encounter is. Even Ace, who initially gave me hell on Hard because of his overwhelming speed, were a joy to learn once I started to pick up on how they compensated for his speed by making him use most of his attacks in a rigid pattern. It's still quite tough to get down due to the unrelenting pace of the fight, of course, but it shows that Inti had enough forethought to know that they could have created a monster if they carelessly jacked up the speed of a boss that's already based around speed without taking precautions that serve to make the fight more digestible even at that higher speed setting.

[@zyro7756]

Always satisfying to see a long Gunvolt video in my feed This countdown is pretty close to what I would’ve had but I would’ve given a spot to Gibril from GV2

[@HarbingerYT]

I loved the gushing about the Jason Frudnick DLC fight and the BMZ games.

[@tanookiplayer]

Can't believe Red Guy made it on the list. I'm surprise that they was only 1 GV1 boss on the list. Elise was my personal favourite in GV1. GV2 might be Teseo despite his dialogue was a cool fight changing the environments & platforms around you.

[@ZaffreRevolution]

teseo's fight was super cool, but as you can see, the queen reigns supreme. i never tire of that amazing boss fight

[@tanookiplayer]

@@ZaffreRevolution The first phase was pretty challenging with the reverse gravity & the bullet hell.

[@acebreaker7]

certified banger video from Zaffre good job my dude

[@ZaffreRevolution]

thank you so much for watching ace! only bangers around these parts

[@aliencrashedbyaccident2110]

Hey, I’m a big fan of your channel after I just found it and I’ve also played the games as well and can say these were good choices ! I hope you can only shoot higher ! ✨👏😊🤩

[@arthursnyder6935]

If you look at the Gunvolt 2 dlc level where you fight Elise, the area where the hexapyle is right before you reach her, has the exact same layout as the iconic stairs you walk on in Castlevania right before you fight Dracula

[@ZaffreRevolution]

yeah that was a fun little nod! love that game and its extra stages, wish they brought that back for gv3. the new bosses getting whole stages would've been awesome

[@arthursnyder6935]

@@ZaffreRevolution I could be wrong but Zed would be as close as you can get to fighting Dracula since both characters use fire in some capacity during their boss fights

[@arthursnyder6935]

​@@ZaffreRevolutionas for Viper (the character you nicknamed Red Guy), at least he doesn't yell BURN BURN BURN TO THE GROUND unlike a certain other fire based boss (if you played the MegaMan X series you'll know who I'm talking about)

[@ninjakidkat12]

I'm kinda sad only one iX1 boss clicked well enough for you to make the list, but I get why. As much as I love fighting the iX1 bosses in their EX forms, it's not really because of the fight itself but rather Copen's nigh-perfect aerial mobility in iX1 and the visual aspects of the bosses. However, Demerzel is a boss I will never stop loving (though again it's mostly because of factors outside of the fight itself) and I'm glad he made it on the list as high as he did. I still feel sorry for Dystnine tho ;(

[@arthursnyder6935]

Now there's going to be a rhythm spin off which will be as close as you can get to actually singing alongside Lumen and Lola themselves

[@auroricaura]

singing reincarnation had to be the highlight of this series for me. i love zonda and i wish they stuck around because i would love to see them recurring

[@Octav2000]

7:17 it’s explicitly said on social media and website

[@BoneDog1215]

4:30 that is the opposite of ironic

[@blankets5782]

"Loveable characters in bad stories." No, because where is my Blade spin-off game, Inti... ⚡

[@AzureMoebius22]

I sat through the entire Blaster Master trilogy and was happy that Jason finally got the ending he deserved. Im just hoping GV is able to get such an ending. So far, no success on his end.

[@rushbomber]

A man of culture i see

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I stopped the video right before #17 and bought the Striker Pack just to give myself a better idea of what you’re talking about here. So you got another Gunvolt sale out of me 👍 I’m not a big fan of this style of game, like MegaMan X (though I have actually beaten X1 on my SNES). For side-scrollers, I prefer Metroid instead of linear, fast-paced running and gunning, master-the-stage-and-boss style stuff. That said, I got “all” the way to the first encounter with Copen in GV1 and had a pretty good time. I kept going back to the intro stage a lot to try to get really good at it (my personal attempt to be “really good”, anyway), and also ran Subaquatic Base, which was fun but kinda frustrating, Datastore, which was again fun but kinda frustrating, and Media Tower, which was probably my favorite stage so far and was just an actual good time. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the game, and maybe even the rest of the series. I’ve seen your other Gunvolt videos before and I wanna go back and watch them again. You might be slowly getting me into the series lol

[@ZaffreRevolution]

you love to see it!! hope you get a good amount of mileage out of these games, i know i have

[@windup13ird60]

Thank you for this video! I've only gotten the true ending in the original gunvolt, and one of the endings in 2 on the 3DS, and going through the Striker pack now. Thing is, I am having trouble finding what you mean by Hard mode and, specifically, EX versions of bosses. How do these unlock? Is it the term for score attack stages?

[@ZaffreRevolution]

thank you for watching! in gunvolt 2, there are extra stages in the runner mode score attack section that feature harder variations of the first game's bosses, and a harder version of the final bosses from gunvolt 2. then gunvolt 3 and ix 2 have unlockable hard modes that have ex versions of all the game's bosses, and ix 1 has you fight harder versions of the bosses in post game extra stages. only gunvolt 2's bosses don't all have ex variations. hope this helps!

[@windup13ird60]

@ZaffreRevolution Yes! I just need to play and unlock them, it seems. This is really exciting to me because I've loved the vibe and aesthetic of Gunvolt for forever, and played a lot, but my biggest issue has always been, that while bosses are dynamic and have hard moves to dodge, you're only punished from a scoring perspective because it's almost impossible to take damage in the normal modes. I'm hoping the harder modes make just surviving more of a battle, and from your videos it seems to be the case!

[@ZaffreRevolution]

@@windup13ird60 yeah and one other thing i would recommend would be to turn off prevasion, because this mechanic, as you've pointed out, makes it next to impossible to take damage. in gunvolt 1 and 2, it's linked to equipment, so look for the ones that highlight whether they have prevasion or not and steer clear from them - you'll know it's on if you have after images while moving. in ix1 and ix2, turning them off is as simple as a switch in the pause menu, and in gunvolt 3 it isn't on by default so it's best to leave it off anyway haha.

[@werti4894]

finally someone acknowledges that ix2 has some of the best bosses in all of gunvolt

[@ShinDSER]

Liked and subscribed. Always happy to see a fellow GV/CrossCode enjoyer. I'll look through your channel shortly, this was a fantastic surprise.

[@FinnishDuck15]

I find it really funny that despite only having fought like four or five bosses on this list (give or take since I have fought some of the double battles as their own separate fights but those don't really count anyway) and of those four or five I wouldn't even consider some of them to be close to my favorites AND most of my favorites weren't even honorable mentions, we both still have the same #1. Crazy how things work like that sometimes! Also you are not beating the masochist allegations after this video I'm sorry Zaffre

[@ZaffreRevolution]

curious to know some of your favorite fights then! as for the... allegations... no comment.

[@FinnishDuck15]

@@ZaffreRevolution I've played only GV1 and 2 so far but from the first game the fights I remember really liking were Carrera, Jota and Stratos, while from the second game my favs were Gibril, Tenjian and Zonda. I like the Copen fight at the end of GV2 a lot too but I remember it got kinda exhausting for me because the end stretch had already been so long and having another super difficult battle after Zonda kinda drained me.

[@FinnishDuck15]

Actually now that I think on it GV2 had some pretty solid bosses all around, I think the only ones I didn't like Ghauri and Gunvolt and even then they weren't *awful*

[@ZaffreRevolution]

@@FinnishDuck15 yeah the peek a boo bosses gotta go. ghauri spent way too much time off screen, but gv i understand. i thought his regular fight was good but bruh. 6 hours on that ex fight. nah.

[@JacktheLightningRipper]

I find it hilarious how we both uploaded videos related to Gunvolt at the literal exact same time. What are the odds?

[@ZaffreRevolution]

oh hey look at that lol

[@lVicel]

I find it funny that many call the Azure Striker saga "Easy" just because of the "Prevasion" Skill, but when I look at their Gameplays, *EVERYONE* abuses the "Prevasion" Skill and only dedicates themselves to recharging the skill instead of learn how to evade. The "Prevasion" skill is the "Easy" mode without damaging the ego of those who are from the "Crystal Generation" For me, Azure Striker has one of the best Scalable Difficulty designs. Its difficulty doesn't increase by placing a ton of Enemies on the screen or having them all become damage sponges. It only gives you a rank system and if you want to go for the ++S Rank, then be prepare, because you are going to suffer like never before

[@karlbenito9992]

Thinking bout getting the game

[@dlarenceparks2211]

Finally finally a Gunvolt boss!!!

[@kivandromeda]

apparently the pronunciation on Dr Weil is Dr Vile. Which is funny...

[@silkdust8069]

My favourite boss gotta be blaster master. I know that's s dlc. But I don't care. It's just so fun. Something about the blaster master zero games just clicks with me.

[@ZaffreRevolution]

my boy jason 100% counts, i LOVE that fight. the blaster master zero games are some of inti's best work

[@xFer9]

I'm curious, did you play Gunvolt 3 first on the switch or on steam? Because that scene of gv and Moebius was added only after the release on steam. At first he just became a ball and went flying out of nowhere

[@ZaffreRevolution]

yeah i played it all the way through on launch day. i'm really glad they added that scene it added so much more to gv's character that i felt went unsaid for a while but i'm glad his internal struggles had a chance to air out, even for a moment. steam is now my preferred method of playing tho

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

34:05 ROADROLLER!!!!!

[@stefan-catalinanton4207]

Boss, where is the next episode from the Tales retrospective? Come on....

[@ManWithStroller]

Has he not reviewed the new Tales game? I thought I must’ve missed it somehow.

[@ZaffreRevolution]

it's really frustrating to only be associated with tales. i'm not making videos on the series anymore and am exploring my other passions because that's literally all a majority of my subs care about. i'm trying to build an audience that's more here for me than my topics so if you only subbed for tales idk if this channel is for you anymore. i'd appreciate it if you checked out my other content

[@stefan-catalinanton4207]

@@ZaffreRevolution That Tales retrospective was a "piece of gaming history" well made by someone pasionate about. Also, this channel started almost as a Tales love-leeter. But, if you decided to quit thant and change the road, great. Go for it. Have a nice day.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Ah Gunvolt bosses, lots of goodies among these baddies. And a few baddies among the baddies if ya know what I'm saying lol. But yeah, i always have fun with boss fights in this series

[@F3L3453]

I believe EX BLADE WAS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE

[@Octav2000]

My favourite boss has to be berserk gv on hard mode

[@ZaffreRevolution]

that boss came close to the top. it's a banger and a hell of a final boss

[@starscorpia4005]

Honestly.....i still don't like ix2, like i objectively like the story, i like the bosses...but the way bosses detach lockon so fast, the way movement feels neutered, the way hardmode is mandatory for the good ending...it just left a bad taste in my mouth, it's my least favourite gunvolt game and i don't wanna replay it for that reason, if the controls were like ix1 i'd probably put it a lot higher, maybe top 3

[@starscorpia4005]

Meanwhile.....beserk GV.....gunvolt 3 is the first gunvolt game i wanted to play on hard and it felt so satisfying after getting through the boss rush and getting to berserk GV....and dying 8 times.....and then after beating him....i still got s++

[@יובלניב-ה6כ]

You aware that Red Guy has a name right? It's Viper

[@HarbingerYT]

Or alternatively... DAYTONAAAAAAAAAA

[@yanyjc]

Hey man, nice video. You did a fantastic job going over the various bosses and what made them each good enough to make their spot on this list. I wanted to make a comment I've been thinking about for a while. You have a tendency to trash the story of asg throughout these videos. While I fully admit that the story isn't on the level of say, the last of us, or undertale, games that practically revolutionized how story was done in video games, and laix and laix2 are DEFINITELY the weakest when it comes to the story, I feel you're kinda sandbagging the storyline a bit. From the beginning, this series biggest strengths and draw ins for newcomers were in the characters and the gameplay, not the story. Most of the focus was on making the characters as lovable as possible and to make the gameplay unique and work for the "style" that the developers wanted, so naturally the actual storyline may feel to be a bit bland in comparison. Especially when this was a completely original ip made by inti creates to give them a sense of identity and individually as up to this point they had mostly worked with other companies and their characters who they ultimately didn't own, and thus needed to make their own trademark character that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of mega man, especially after the failure of mighty number 9. I recommend watching novazone's retrospective on the series as he does a good job of showing how deep the stories in this series can be as he brings up ALL of the asg content, including the info in audio dramas and whatnot. Sure, watching the two videos will take about 4 hours, but he does an awesome job in collecting all the lore in the series and contextuallizes them.

[@ZaffreRevolution]

i'm not really "trashing" the story, it's just not my thing. i'm not comparing these stories to anything, i tend to judge content on its own merits rather than how it stacks up to others that have nothing to do with it such as the last of us or undertale. i just find them to be weak even on their own and that's just my opinion. even with the stories i myself enjoy, the common problem is that they all rely way too much on external material. i'm constantly told how much depth these bosses really have, but all i get is a line or two in-game. fleshing them out in content outside of the game presented shouldn't make them immune to criticism, if there was really all of this depth intended to be there, it should've been in the game, not in some audio drama that isn't even officially translated. that aside, i just don't really find the stories structurally sound. there's not a lot of build-up to anything going on outside of the first two games. gunvolt 3 is the most "and then this happened!" story of them all, so while i enjoy the characters, i don't understand how i could possibly be expected to be invested in a story where anything happens without rhyme or reason, only to be told "oh actually it's all explained in this japanese audio track you can read a translation of online". even with laix 1, a game that supposedly has one of the best story stretches in the series, it's literally at the end of the game. i need time for these things to be fleshed out within the game itself or i'm just not gonna care. i can't just be presented an idea, the game do nothing with it, and then fall in love with it or even like it. i hope this doesn't come across as rude, by the way. i'm not trying to take anything away from those of you who do enjoy the story, and i always preface my thoughts with how i prefer gameplay over story. i also don't think i'm dunking on the narrative too much, especially in this video that's more gameplay-centric anyway. i'm happy for you all that there's someone who talks more about the aspects you all care about more but i want to focus on what i care more about so that's what i'm gonna do. i really appreciate you watching and hope you understand where i'm coming from, and i hope you're not confusing me defending my stance on the story with "sandbagging" it. i know why people like it, that just doesn't change my stance on it at all

[@joshrose8753]

Watching, getting SO MANY SPOILERS AND DREADING GV3 now. AND I JUST BOUGHT IT! But... Honestly, seeing the pair ups in double battles is FANTASTIC. I've only played GV 1, 2, and IX 1, so a good bit of this is spoiler for me, but I'm not caring! JUST ALL OF THE YES ABOUT THESE BOSSES. Also, side note. Currently on Number 1... Yeaaaah, I was never even good enough to MAKE IT to his ORIGINAL fight. If he's in the main game of 3, meaning not a DLC fight, how bad do I have to expect getting to him to be?

[@ZaffreRevolution]

thank you for watching! and who's original fight are we referring to here?

[@joshrose8753]

@@ZaffreRevolution Asimov. I'm not good enough to make it through the entirety of Nova's fight with the amulet on to achieve the good ending.

[@ZaffreRevolution]

@@joshrose8753 ahhhh well he's a secret boss in gv3 so you can just get to him through special means before the final boss. it's something worth looking up, and the fight, well uber tough, is super fun!

[@silkdust8069]

As someone who played both dusk diver games...I didn't like em. if you really want to play them, don't bother with the first one. Just watch a video about the story and then go play the second one. It's just not worth it.

[@ZaffreRevolution]

damn that's a shame. maybe if they're on sale someday i'll still try but that's too bad

[@CrowScareify]

I actually enjoyed Dusk Diver one quite a bit but have avoided 2 because it looks so grindy and miserable. I enjoyed the first game though.

[@BurningAzure]

RIP LAiX fans.

[@CrowScareify]

The bosses in that game were pretty underwhelming and really easy. I played through Gunvolt 1 and 2 and then IX and I was so disappointed by IX. The controls and gameplay were so fun, but the story and the bosses felt like a severe downgrade. I want to go back and try it again but I was really disappointed during my first play through

[@gravityhero2227]

It's Germán so it's pronounced Viel.